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. 1995 Jul;69(7):4381-9.
doi: 10.1128/JVI.69.7.4381-4389.1995.

Host cell proteins binding to domain IV of the 5' noncoding region of poliovirus RNA

L B Blyn  1 , R Chen, B L Semler, E Ehrenfeld
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Host cell proteins binding to domain IV of the 5' noncoding region of poliovirus RNA

L B Blyn et al. J Virol. 1995 Jul.

Abstract

Translation of poliovirus RNA occurs by the binding of ribosomes to an internal segment of RNA sequence within the 5' untranslated region of the viral RNA. This region is predicted to consist of six domains (I to VI) that possess complex secondary and tertiary structures. Domain IV is a large region in which alterations in the sequence or structure markedly reduce translational efficiency. In this study, we employed RNA mobility shift assays to demonstrate that a protein(s) from uninfected HeLa cell extracts, as well as from neuroblastoma extracts, interacts with the domain IV structure. A mutation in domain IV caused reduced binding of HeLa cell proteins and reduced translation both in vitro and in vivo, suggesting that the binding of at least one of these proteins plays a role in the mechanism of viral translation. UV cross-linking indicated that a protein(s) with a size of approximately 40 kDa interacted directly with the RNA. Using streptavidin beads to capture biotinylated RNA bound to proteins, we were able to visualize a number of HeLa and neuroblastoma cell proteins that interact with domain IV. These proteins have molecular masses of approximately 39, approximately 40, and approximately 42 kDa.

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